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TCRN® Exam Review Course

$300.00 each

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What you should expect to learn

This course is designed to narrow the focus of study related to the broad categories of knowledge a candidate needs prior to attempting to successfully pass the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) advanced certification exam from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®).

The Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) Exam Review Course is a comprehensive, critical care review course created for registered nurses working in a critical care environment. This course is vital to an individual provider's clinical practice and competency as well as for the safety of the critically ill and injured patients that are entrusted to their care. Emerge is redeﬁning nursing education by offering a review/preparatory course that will position the registered nurse to be successful when taking the Trauma Certiﬁed Registered Nurse (TCRN®) specialization examination. The Trauma Certiﬁed Registered Nurse (TCRN®) Course takes place in an online learning environment and provides the registered nurse with the convenience and ﬂexibility of working at their own pace. The modules of instruction have been created around the content modeled in the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) suggested outline material for preparation. Participants will have 1 (one) year to complete the course. Additionally, course content remains accessible for up to 1 (one) year, even after course completion - this offers further opportunities for reviewing content even after the course has been fully completed. Learn more. Earn more. Make a difference. Remember that what you learn today determines someone else’s tomorrow.

Approvals, accreditations, and affiliations

This course meets and exceeds the recommendations for material set forth by the certifying bodies who confer the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®)advanced certification.

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®) is the sole owner of the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) certification program and does not endorse any TCRN® certification exam review resources or have a proprietary relationship with FlightbridgeED.

License term

1-Year license term starting on the date purchased.

Course content

24 CE hours

Trauma Introduction
- Discussion of Level I, II, III, IV facilities (classified by ACS)
  - Field triage decision scheme
- Effective documentation
  - Questions concerning MOI
  - AMPLE patient history
- Primary, secondary and tertiary survey
- Stabilizing life-threatening injuries
  - O negative blood to females of child-bearing age
  - O positive for males
  - Chest tube insertion

Injury prevention programs
- Trauma registry – good source for identification of patterns, frequency, and risks of injury within a community
- Haddon Phase-Factor Matrix
- Haddon Strategies
- Intervention strategies
  - Education, engineering, enforcement, economic approaches
DOTS and SMART criteria for project objectives

Discussion of trauma registry
ACS-COT outlines standards/criteria for trauma designation at facilities
- Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient
Must participate in PIP and research and outcomes management (level I)
- Discussion of trauma PIP
START triage method
JumpSTART pediatric triage algorithm

Ethics and Legal
- Autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice
  - Consent to treatment
Privacy (HIPAA) and confidentiality
- Chain of custody of physical evidence
- EMTALA
- Family presence
- End-of-life care

Rehabilitation
- Goals of rehabilitation
- Rehab programs for SCI, brain injury, multi-trauma
- Rehab throughout the cycle
  - Resuscitation phase
  - Critical care and intermediate care phase
  - Rehabilitation phase
  - Reintegration phase

Technical requirements

There are only 2 absolute requirements: (1) You have to have JavaScript enabled in your browser, and (2) you cannot use Internet Explorer 6 or 7 (these browsers are simply too old to be able to do the interactive things our learning management system does.)

Screen Size

A minimum of 1024x600. That is the average size of a netbook. You probably won't want to view your course on a smaller screen than that - although, it is absolutely possible.

Operating Systems

Windows XP SP3 and newer, Mac OSX 10.6 and newer Linux, ChromeOS

Mobile OS Native App Support

iOS 5 and newer, and Android 2.3 and newer

Computer Speed and Processor

Optimally, use a computer that is equipped with at least 1GB of RAM and a processor capable of 2GHz speeds. In general, these are computers that have been manufactured in the last 5 years.

Internet Speed

Along with compatibility and web standards, our learning management system has been carefully crafted to accommodate low bandwidth environments. An absolute minimum bandwidth of 512k is required.

Screen Readers

The latest versions of JAWS and VoiceOver

Important notice

We recommend a minimum bandwidth of 512K (which is basic DSL). Dial-up internet access is no longer a viable option for online learners.

Supported web browsers

Because it's built using web standards, our learning management system runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android, or any other device with a modern web browser. Although not an exhaustive list, we support Internet Explorer 8, Chrome 19, Safari 5, Firefox 12. If, during your experience with your course, you find that your browser seems to be having trouble displaying content it is recommended that you ensure that you are using the latest version of your browser. Alternatively, you may need to switch to another browser. We find that Chrome 19 has the best overall compatibility (as reported by our users).

Rather than focusing on minimums, we highly recommend updating to the newest version of whatever browser you are using as well as the most up-to-date Flash plug-in. Flash 9 is sometimes a requirement of our learning management system for media recording/streaming and viewing, chat, and uploading files to a course or an assignment. Other than these features, Flash is not required to use in most areas. The Java plug-in is required for screen sharing in Conferences. Otherwise, there are no other browser plug-ins that are required. The learning management system user interface was optimized for desktop displays, small form factors such as phones may not be optimal for viewing. We recommend trying out our Mobile App (Canvas Mobile App on Apple and Android app stores).

Exclusions and notices

You are responsible for scheduling and paying for your actual advanced certification exam after completing your studies. The cost of taking your advanced certification exam is not included in the price of our review courses.